Crime Rates at Brittain Road, Dagenham, RM8 3DB

Brittain Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brittain Road (RM8 3DB) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brittain Road (RM8 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockdale Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.